Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (legal name in Germany: Ernst August Prinz von Hannover christened

Baptism

In Christianity, baptism is for the majority the rite of admission , almost invariably with the use of water, into the Christian Church generally and also membership of a particular church tradition...

 as Ernst August Andreas Philipp Constantin Maximilian Rolf Stephan Ludwig Rudolph; born on 19 July 1983) is the elder son and heir apparent

Heir apparent

An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....

 of Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover

Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover

Ernst August, Prince of Hanover , is the third husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco, heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco...

 (pretender

Pretender

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) and his former wife Chantal Hochuli

Chantal Hochuli

Chantal, Princess of Hanover , is heiress to a Swiss chocolate fortune. She is the former wife of Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover.-Biography:Chantal was born in Zürich, Switzerland. She is the daughter of Johann Gustav Hochuli and Rosmarie Lembeck....

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Life

Ernst August was born in in Hildesheim

Hildesheim

Hildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the district of Hildesheim, about 30 km southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste river, which is a small tributary of the Leine river...

, Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

. He has a younger brother Christian and a half-sister Alexandra. Ernst August is a male line descendent of George II of Great Britain

George II of Great Britain

George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany...

 and a descendent through the female line of Victoria of Great Britain. He is in the line of succession to the British throne

Line of succession to the British Throne

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Ernst August was christened

Baptism

In Christianity, baptism is for the majority the rite of admission , almost invariably with the use of water, into the Christian Church generally and also membership of a particular church tradition...

 on 15 October 1983 at Marienburg Castle. The prince's godparents are Prince Andreas of Leiningen, Philipp-Ernst, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

Philipp-Ernst, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

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, Felipe, Prince of Asturias

Felipe, Prince of Asturias

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, Constantine II of Greece

Constantine II of Greece

|align=right|Constantine II was King of Greece from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1973, the sixth and last monarch of the Greek Royal Family....

, Maximilian, Margrave of Baden

Maximilian, Margrave of Baden

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, Rolf Sachs, Stephan von Watzdorf, Prince Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover

Prince Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover

Prince Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover was a member of the House of Hanover and a music producer.-Early life and career:...

, and Princess Welf Henry of Hanover

Alexandra Prinzessin von Hannover

Alexandra Prinzessin von Hannover is a German politician, philanthropist, and widow of Prince Welf Henry of Hanover...

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Ernst August attended Malvern College

Malvern College

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. He studied in New York and is now living in London, working in the banking business. His father has signed him over the German property of the Royal House of Hanover, including Marienburg Castle (Hanover), in 2004. After the sale of his nearby Calenberg manor house in 2010, the young prince is now using the Princely Palace (Fürstenhaus) at Herrenhausen

Herrenhausen

Herrenhausen is an area of the German city Hanover which is most notable for the baroque Herrenhausen Gardens.Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg died in Herrenhausen Castle and his grandson King George II of Great Britain was born there. During the Second World War the castle was...

 in Hanover as his private residence when in Germany. The elaborate museum in this small palace, built by king George I of Great Britain

George I of Great Britain

George I was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698....

 in 1720, has recently been closed.

Titles and styles

• 19 July 1983 – present: His Royal Highness Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

Ancestry

External links

• Official site of the House of Welf (in German)

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